Frederick Haldimand

Frederick Haldimand (11 August 1718-5 June 1791) was Governor of Quebec in British Canada from 1778 to 1786, succeeding and preceding Guy Carleton.

Biography
Frederick Haldimand was born on 11 August 1718 in Yverdon, Switzerland, and he joined the Prussian Army in 1740, fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession at the Battle of Mollwitz and later at Hohenfriedburg and Kesseldorf. Later, Haldimand would rise to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Swiss Guards of the United Provinces, and he befriended fellow Swiss officer Henry Bouquet, who introduced him to the British Army. Haldimand served alongside Germans and Swiss troops during the Seven Years' War, fighting in the French and Indian War in North America. Jeffrey Amherst promoted Haldimand to Colonel in 1762, and in 1772 he became a British subject. During the American Revolutionary War, Haldimand served as Governor of Quebec, launching Native American raids against the Thirteen Colonies during the conflict. In 1783, he assisted in the colonization of Canada by Tory refugees, and he died in 1791, dying a bachelor.